ARTICLE 5 - SPECIAL ASSISTANCE

5.1 Without prejudice to Article 5.2, passengers with disabilities or reduced mobility are not refused carriage on the basis of such disability or reduced mobility. Acceptance for carriage of young persons travelling alone, incapacitated persons, pregnant women, persons with illness, blind or visually impaired passengers or other people requiring special assistance is subject to specific prior arrangement with us pursuant to our Regulations. (click here for Regulations concerning these subjects).

5.2 Passengers with disabilities or reduced mobility or their representative should contact us with details of any special assistance needs they may have on the day of booking or as soon as such needs become known but at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to travel. We will then make all reasonable efforts to verify whether there is a reason which is justified on the grounds of safety which would prevent such Passenger being accommodated on the flight(s) concerned and, if so, make reasonable efforts to propose an acceptable alternative. In accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2006 we may refuse, on the grounds of disability or of reduced mobility to embark a disabled person or a person with reduced mobility only in order to meet applicable safety requirements or if the size of the aircraft or its doors makes the embarkation or carriage of that disabled person or person with reduced mobility physically impossible. Once any special assistance and needs have been accepted by us, we will provide embarkation and in-flight assistance in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1107/2006 , and a disabled person or a person with reduced mobility who is denied embarkation on the grounds of his or her disability or reduced mobility and any person accompanying this person will be offered the right to reimbursement or re-routing as provided for in Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004 (click here for the text setting out these rights) provided that all safety requirements are met. (click here for Regulations concerning the carriage of passengers with reduced mobility or blind/vision impaired passengers).